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Talking Biz News Today — April 20, 2021

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Miners’ union backs shift from coal in exchange for jobs, by Matthew Daly

Apple signals return of right-wing ‘free speech’ app Parler, by Barbara Ortutay

CNN

Amazon union election results should be set aside, union argues to labor board, by Sara Ashley O’Brien

Peloton refuses to recall its Tread+ treadmill after 39 accidents. Its stock is tumbling, by Jordan Valinsky

The Wall Street Journal

How the Pandemic Made Lumber America’s Hottest Commodity

Cloud Business Helps IBM’s Revenue Edge Higher, by Maria Armental

CNBC

United Airlines reports fifth consecutive quarterly loss while travel demand starts to recover, by Leslie Josephs

1 in 4 workers is considering quitting their job after the pandemic—here’s why, by Jennifer Liu

Reuters

U.S. House of Representatives approves cannabis banking bill

Facebook takes on Clubhouse, unveils upcoming audio products, by Elizabeth Culliford, Munsif Vengattil, Sheila Dang

News about business journalism

Bloomberg reporter Raimonde now covering private credit

Axios hires Reed as health care editor

New Reuters EIC Galloni: Change or more of the same?

WWD reporter Hays has departed

Insider hires Persaud as startups/VC editor

Bloomberg offering $20 to in-office staffers for lunch

Institutional Investor editor in chief McDaniel, deputy Orr departing for Pageant Media

Journalists at Insider have unionized

Kudlow’s ratings performance at Fox Business shows concern

USA Today biz reporter Bomey looking for how business is changing

Hill returns to MarketWatch.com as commerce editor

Lewis to cover policy and tech for GeekWire

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